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Hpakant Floods Linked to Mining Waste Disposal, Locals Say
Ineffective cleaning of the Uru stream by businesspeople in Hpakant, Kachin State is contributing to flooding which now occurs every…
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Govt Will Build Polling Stations in IDP camps
To assist villagers displaced from conflict in Kachin State to vote during the upcoming elections, the government is planning to…
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KIO Lifts Mandatory Quarantine
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) got rid of a mandatory quarantine in Burma’s Kachin State. At the start of the…
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Kachin State Electoral Candidate Cites ‘Unfair Law’ as Reason for His Disqualification
A candidate who had planned to run for the position of Bamar ethnic affairs minister in Kachin State was disqualified…
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Govt’s Kachin IDP Resettlement Program to Tentatively Start in September
A resettlement program for Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) is likely to start in September, according to representatives of the…
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KIO/A Won’t Allow Polling In Its Area
The Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A) won’t allow polling to occur in its areas during the national election. The ethnic armed…
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China Gives Burmese Govt More Than $500,000 for Kachin IDP Resettlement
China’s ambassador to Burma gave the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement 4 million yuan (US$574,209) last week to…
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Villagers Re-Open Myitkyina Recreational Area After COVID-19 Closure
Villagers dependent on income from the Aung Myint Tha recreational area in Myitkyina, Kachin State, re-opened the site in recent…
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Disabled Need Assistance To Vote
A group assisting the physically challenged in Kachin State called for provisions to help them cast ballots for the 2020…
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Few Checked Names On Voters’ Lists
Not many citizens of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, checked whether their names were included on voters’ lists. Despite…
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